Ripon College - Crimson Yearbook (Ripon, WI)

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ip. an g ' E e.cIC G'f1e 19224 d gn pq 1 to August 25. Riponites were ,,, ,,, also present at the two days' offen- sive at Soissons-Juvagney. The last battle in which the company had a part was in the Mousse-Argonne region beginning August 28 and ending November Tl., Armistice p Day. Of the one hundred eighty- seven men originally enlisted in the company, fourteen were killed and one hundred twelve wounded. Captain E. G. Prellwitz, before re- turning, was raised to the rank of major and was twiee decorated. He reeeived the French cross of war, the eroix de guerre and also a Certificate of citation for gallantry and Rijwon High Srbool exceptional bravery in battle 'From General John Pershing. ii: 511 Besides Company B, Ripon was represented by twelve men in the 107th engineering inedieal detac-hinent. This was eommanded by Major E. G. Barnes and saw much aetive serviee. Several hundred native Riponites were among the drafted inen. ' During the period of the war a Student Army Training Corps was estab- lished at Ripon College. A detailed aeeount of its growth is included in the ' military section of this annual. Lafwnr Cnuzjms Slope wr C01 lf?-asf' e e i A 'B Y-QS q7 uf5c.0+ Page 20 I

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EQ 'File 1024 1 - Ripon in the World War til ERHAPS no fXl1'101'lCi111 city 015 11, popula- 1 tion eo111pz1ra1ble with l1l12l,1' of Ripon has . 11.0l'C right to be proud of its serviee to static 111111 eouuty during llllfl l'1'j'lllQ years of 1917- 151 l11i111 11118 1l1is little 0O1l'l1111111ll'Y. 1-30111 I over ll1Cl'CH and 111' 1101110 Riponities arose 1o 1 1! Q 1110 11cc-essities of 1110 O1'1'ilSl0l1 :md wou state Q und even 111111011111 COl1ll11C11ll2ll'l011 for lllfxll' response 1'o 1110 110l1121111lS w11ie11 were lllilfllx. Ill F1'11110e, Ripon was 1'eprese111'e11 lay our lmudred eig'11ty-seve11 111011 01',Sfi1lllZ01l into f'Oll1PHl1j' D. Seeoud XVlSC'01lSl11 111111111111-y w11iel1 merged 11'i1'11 1111 Eau 1i'1t1ire, XVlSC'011S111. 0011l11i11U' to become Co111pz111y B, 128111 I1113111- ,. It try, A.l1lO1'lCftl1 Expeditionary Forces. T110 iEO1'1llill1Ol1 of 1'11e new eo111pz111y 1followed 1110 y 1'Jl'0l1111llli11'j' l'1.'z1111l11g' 111' Waco. Texas, directly L 21'll1'C1' 1'11e All'1Q1'1C2l11 e111'rz111ee into the war. -qffliflf HHH 1 C':1pi'11i11 E. G. Prellwitz was placed 111 eo111-- 111z111d with Lieu1'e11z1111's August BL1C'11l101Z and llurry DOl'11lJ1'0Oli under 111111. p rpllf' Ripon boys lauded 111 Frnuee 1?O1J1'U211'f' 111, 15118, and reached 1110 native W 11g'l11'i11,Qg 1:10111 May 19, wl1e11 they were detz1e11ed to 1110 Alsace distriet for 21 F period of two 11:o111'11s, C'l1llllll1tl1ll1,fI July 22, 15118. 'l'11e eo111pz111y 1s first C'11,Qi1,,QC- 1 1 111c11t was 21 defensive 111a1111'le, 1l1e o11ly sueh experieuee during its period overseas. 1 From Alsace tl1e 0O1'l1'D2l,11Y was l'l'2111SfCl'1'0C1 to C1121102111-TlllQ1'1,'j'. There, and ' 111 Oise and Fismer. it saw uetive sorviee in 11 great offensive drive from July 25 j 1 ' 111111 1 11 y H' 1 , 1 1 On zz Rainy Nigfzl ' ' , f w i fi , - My I E 3 - Ii i ?-KU gznxg fm , in 1 1 'ti f Page I9

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Vi? 1 W 171i'CfG'f1e 111024 CRIM50Nlb1 :rbi At Home 1 T110 boys EICIFOSS we1'0 not. 111one in 11g111-111g 1110 11211101178 191111112 Riponites 111 1101110 111o1'e 1111111 110- 1 eep1011 111ei1- S11kl1'C oilf 1110 responsi- ' bi111y. Ripon was 0110 o'lf 1,110 Hve 0i1ies i11 1110 s11110 1o 1liLVO Z1 11101-- C11i1111111ii,1'1110 ship 1111111011 i11 its 11011013 11 11is1in01io11 0o111i11g 110- ca111s0 of its h11vi11g p111'1f1111s011 1110 g1'Ci11'CS1l 11111011111 of 11b01'1y 1o1111s, PCL' capita, of any 1'i1y 111 1110 S1'2l,1C of Wisconsin. 111 0ve1'y 111'i1'e Ripo11 0i1y 110111 over 1110 1op 111'S1,SCT1'1l1g 1111 ex11111p1e 'IT111' 1111' 1i11'gCl' 0o1111111111i110s. T110 ship 'iR11JO117i was e111'1s- 1011011 D0001111901' 17, 1918, 111 Mani- towoc by Miss A111111 I-Io1'1101', 1111-11 ZL S1'1lC1C111Z of Ripon Co11eg0, who fff'f'f WMM' was 01001011 10 1110 11o11o1' by 11110 COIl1lllC1'C1i11'1111111 ol? 1110 eily. if-.4 In R011 Cross work, 1'01ie11f 111'ives 111111 1111 o111e1' 1ypes oi? W211' z1e1iy11y. 11111011114 1 1'0spo11s0 was 1l101'O 1111111 CXCG1'71'1011il1 'lfol' 11 1'i1y of its size. As 21 1'es1111 s110 is 1 given special 11101111011 in 1110 131110 Book ol' 1110 s1,111e ol' XY1S1'Ol1F11'l. T110 Ripon post of 1110 A1111-1'101111 I.0ggio11 1111s been 1111111011 in 1lO11Ol' of 11117211111 I1. ,i111'OW11, 1110 1111s1 Ripon boy 111 11111 in 21011011 111 111111111-0. 1'31'o1v11 wa1s 1101 21 1110111b01' of Co. B, 11111 be1o11g011 1o Co. 141, e1111s1011 111 Fond 1111 L110, xV1SC011Sl1l. 1 Upper Cllillplti' FValk our 9 QQ' af mqgof 1' s s 0310- - pm E 'E 'DIZ - on un. 1 -.,,,. ' i' ' ' ' Page 21